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Post by musicalmarge on Feb 12, 2021 12:19:59 GMT
Bombay Dreams. Said no one, ever. I LOVED that show |
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Post by justsaying113 on Feb 12, 2021 12:51:06 GMT
Funny souchyboyy, I'd also thought how great Cate Blanchett would be for ALNM. And maybe a final bow from Elaine Paige as Madame Armfeldt.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2021 15:12:39 GMT
The original production of Phantom. Can we go there yet?
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 12, 2021 21:34:15 GMT
Funny souchyboyy, I'd also thought how great Cate Blanchett would be for ALNM. And maybe a final bow from Elaine Paige as Madame Armfeldt. My absolute dream would be Cate and Julie Andrews as Madame A. Doing a 5 week run at the Coliseum. Judi Dench and Anne Reid have proved you don't need to be great singers to be able to put the characters and the numbers across well enough (Juliet Stevenson played Desiree in New York and whilst not a singer, acted it very well). |
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 12, 2021 22:06:28 GMT
Funny souchyboyy, I'd also thought how great Cate Blanchett would be for ALNM. And maybe a final bow from Elaine Paige as Madame Armfeldt. Controversial with Elaine Paige, but I would say inspired casting as Madame Armfeldt. |
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Post by scarpia on Feb 15, 2021 20:28:22 GMT
An actual full revival of Sunset Boulevard in the West End with extravagant sets. The Göteborg Opera did a production a few years back and it was almost a replica of the movie. I adored that production and think I even ended up liking it more than Trevor Nunn's original (which I liked too). They borrowed some of the set pieces for the Coliseum (not to mention Max!)...would have loved to have seen the whole production transfer. I would agree that we are also overdue a revival of A Little Night Music (especially after seeing the Holland Park one they did last summer). I would prefer a large-scale, lush one this time, rather than what we got with the Menier...so the Coliseum again might be the way to do it. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2022 8:06:07 GMT
A real revival of Aspects of Love. The recent one's with the super "scaled down" (i.e. Cheap) productions and worse yet, orchestrations don't count for me. There was a thread here yesterday, which has since disappeared, about a potential major Andrew Lloyd Webber revival next year. I too would love to see a proper Aspects of Love revival. ALW's older work seems to have fared better with recent revivals than his new productions, so hopefully this would work in the West End. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 18, 2022 9:39:03 GMT
A real revival of Aspects of Love. The recent one's with the super "scaled down" (i.e. Cheap) productions and worse yet, orchestrations don't count for me. There was a thread here yesterday, which has since disappeared, about a potential major Andrew Lloyd Webber revival next year. I too would love to see a proper Aspects of Love revival. ALW's older work seems to have fared better with recent revivals than his new productions, so hopefully this would work in the West End. The first man you remember requires some thought for it work in today's climate. It's a great score though and I wouldn't mind a fresh recording of it. |
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Post by cezbear on Mar 18, 2022 10:15:31 GMT
There was a thread here yesterday, which has since disappeared, about a potential major Andrew Lloyd Webber revival next year. I too would love to see a proper Aspects of Love revival. ALW's older work seems to have fared better with recent revivals than his new productions, so hopefully this would work in the West End. The first man you remember requires some thought for it work in today's climate. It's a great score though and I wouldn't mind a fresh recording of it. I'd love a revival. Does that song really need amending? I suppose maybe the 'young heart skip a beat' part. Otherwise it's quite sweet, isn't it? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 18, 2022 10:20:25 GMT
Problem with Aspects is that everyone in it is thoroughly unlikeable. No redeeming features whatsoever. I’m not sure I want to sit through an evening of thinking how awful they all are, regardless of some nice tunes.
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Post by cezbear on Mar 18, 2022 10:58:33 GMT
Problem with Aspects is that everyone in it is thoroughly unlikeable. No redeeming features whatsoever. I’m not sure I want to sit through an evening of thinking how awful they all are, regardless of some nice tunes. The other problem is everyone sleeps with everyone til there's no one left to sleep with and it ends. And I still don't care, I love it anyway. But that's because I grew up listening to it - I always wonder how it sits for general audiences. |
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Post by singingbird on Mar 18, 2022 14:59:44 GMT
I would love to see this but I doubt any producer would gamble on it. I think it only ran the length it ran in its original incarnation because, at that point, ALW was the hottest ticket in town. This is the show that marked the turning point. Personally, I love it. It's far more adult/play-like than most musicals, despite being through-sung. Maybe one for Regent's Park? It could sit beautifully there. I always wish the Menier production had produced a cast recording.
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Post by theatremiss on Mar 18, 2022 15:15:01 GMT
I’m probably alone here but I’d love to see Love Never Dies revived and Sunset Boulevard. I know it’s unlikely to happen but I do love the musical Dear World which I last saw with Betty Buckley at the Charing Cross theatre. Sadly is shut early and I wasn’t able to make a return visit.
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Post by Peter on Mar 18, 2022 19:53:08 GMT
Problem with Aspects is that everyone in it is thoroughly unlikeable. No redeeming features whatsoever. I’m not sure I want to sit through an evening of thinking how awful they all are, regardless of some nice tunes. The other problem is everyone sleeps with everyone til there's no one left to sleep with and it ends. And I still don't care, I love it anyway. But that's because I grew up listening to it - I always wonder how it sits for general audiences. I seem to remember that the Forbidden Broadway parody retitled ‘Love changes everything’ to ‘I sleep with everyone’… Those original orchestrations by David Cullen though - I love the ‘sound’ of the show on the OLCR |
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 18, 2022 20:40:05 GMT
I'd love the Menier to do Ragtime. I think it's work really well in there. That or Parade.
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Post by cezbear on Mar 18, 2022 20:45:08 GMT
Oh yes I'd like Parade too. I would mostly love a revival of Martin Guerre more than anything.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 18, 2022 20:51:09 GMT
❤️ Parade. That Hope Mill production, should have got a transfer. Devastating.
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Post by danb on Mar 18, 2022 21:00:36 GMT
Oh yes I'd like Parade too. I would mostly love a revival of Martin Guerre more than anything. Yes, revive the Stephen Clark version (that lasted longest at the PE). It flowed best (despite a total lack of mystery). |
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Post by chernjam on Mar 19, 2022 0:45:32 GMT
A real revival of Aspects of Love. The recent one's with the super "scaled down" (i.e. Cheap) productions and worse yet, orchestrations don't count for me. There was a thread here yesterday, which has since disappeared, about a potential major Andrew Lloyd Webber revival next year. I too would love to see a proper Aspects of Love revival. ALW's older work seems to have fared better with recent revivals than his new productions, so hopefully this would work Win the West End. While I would be thrilled if they were talking about Aspects or Love Never Dies, I wonder if the rumor had to do with ALW on social media talking about Starlight Express? He did have a workshop of a revival before the pandemic |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2022 1:07:24 GMT
I'd love the Menier to do Ragtime. I think it's work really well in there. That or Parade. The best Ragtime I saw was at The Landor - Unfortunately now long gone, but hearing that score sung unmiked by such a great cast in a room that seated 50 people, was thrilling.
Although SEDOS are doing it in October, i'd love to see the Southwark Playhouse production of Carrie come back, especially with Kim Criswell at Margaret. There was some interest in transferring it at the time, but it all fell through.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 19, 2022 9:48:44 GMT
I'd love for Southwark's Dog fight and Carrie to return.
I'm also wanting a really scaled down Night Music and Merrily.
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Post by westendboy on Apr 7, 2023 14:47:57 GMT
Been thinking about this recently, but I wouldn't mind seeing 'Evita' get another major revival, whether it be the original Hal Prince production, or a brand new one, as I've never actually seen it live, nor the film adaptation.
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Post by richey on Apr 7, 2023 15:22:49 GMT
Been thinking about this recently, but I wouldn't mind seeing 'Evita' get another major revival, whether it be the original Hal Prince production, or a brand new one, as I've never actually seen it live, nor the film adaptation. like Leicester Curve are doing at Christmas? |
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Post by Fleance on Apr 7, 2023 15:54:35 GMT
The Bock/Harnick Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Fiorello! has a great score and an interesting script. (It tied with The Sound of Music for the Best Musical Tony). About New York's Mayor LaGuardia, who served 1934-1945. The political plot is still relevant, and, since musicals about New York seem so popular (enough with Guys and Dolls already!), it should work in London.
Here's one of the songs about political corruption:
(The Bock/Harnick score for Tenderloin is also one of their best, but the book evidently has problems.)
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Post by crabtree on Apr 7, 2023 15:55:06 GMT
Ragtime, in a word.
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